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Goals from Galaxy midfielder Baggio Husidic and rookie Ignacio Maganto lifted L.A. to a 2-1 victory over the Sounders on Friday in a preseason friendly that doubled as a rematch of the 2014 MLS Western Conference final. The lone Sounder tally came from Marco Pappa, who also scored twice back in October as Seattle edged L.A. to the…

Seattle’s Lamar Neagle, who started at forward, and Darwin Jones, who played left wing, weren’t the only players trying on unfamiliar roles on for size when the Sounders topped UCLA 5-0 in a preseason friendly on Wednesday night. Brad Evans, occasional outside back and more often midfielder, got the start alongside Chad Marshall in the center of…

The Sounders picked up three players — including a Hermann Trophy finalist — during the third and fourth rounds of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft, which concluded Tuesday via a league-wide conference call. Seattle used the sixth selection of the third round to draft forward Andy Craven out of the University of North Carolina. Craven led the…

S2, the Sounders’ new USL-Pro team, will host an open local tryout at Starfire Sports Complex on Feb. 13-14 with at least one player guaranteed a trial with the minor league squad. “The greater Seattle area has a long history of competitive youth, amateur and professional soccer, which has produced many great players,” said S2 general…

Jeff Plush has been named the second commissioner of the National Women’s Soccer League, the NWSL announced Tuesday, replacing the departed Cheryl Bailey. Prior to joining the NWSL, Plush was managing partner of Helium Sports Group, a sports consultancy group. Previously, Plush was managing director of Major League Soccer’s Colorado Rapids from 2006 through 2011. Plush…

Sunday night’s match between the L.A. Galaxy and New York Red Bulls was billed as not only potentially the final matchup between Landon Donovan and Thierry Henry, but as a meeting of two of the hottest teams in Major League Soccer. Only one of them left the StubHub Center with that distinction still intact. Donovan had a…

Sounders reporter Matt Pentz and Philly.com’s Jonathan Tannenwald discuss the matchup between Seattle and Philadelphia in the 101st U.S. Open Cup final on Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. in Chester, PA. [do action=”cinesport” url=”http://cinesport.seattletimes.com/inline/3786348506001/”/]